Luke 12:36

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

and ye like to men waiting for their lord, when he shall return out of the wedding feasts, that he having come and knocked, immediately they may open to him.

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  • Rev 3:20 : 20 lo, I have stood at the door, and I knock; if any one may hear my voice, and may open the door, I will come in unto him, and will sup with him, and he with me.
  • Gen 49:18 : 18 For Thy salvation I have waited, Jehovah!
  • Song 5:5-6 : 5 I rose to open to my beloved, And my hands dropped myrrh, Yea, my fingers flowing myrrh, On the handles of the lock. 6 I opened to my beloved, But my beloved withdrew -- he passed on, My soul went forth when he spake, I sought him, and found him not. I called him, and he answered me not.
  • Isa 64:4 : 4 Even from antiquity `men' have not heard, They have not given ear, Eye hath not seen a God save Thee, He doth work for those waiting for Him.
  • Lam 3:25-26 : 25 Good `is' Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul `that' seeketh Him. 26 Good! when one doth stay and stand still For the salvation of Jehovah.
  • Matt 22:1-9 : 1 And Jesus answering, again spake to them in similes, saying, 2 `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son, 3 and he sent forth his servants to call those having been called to the marriage-feasts, and they were not willing to come. 4 `Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things `are' ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts; 5 and they, having disregarded `it', went away, the one to his own field, and the other to his merchandise; 6 and the rest, having laid hold on his servants, did insult and slay `them'. 7 `And the king having heard, was wroth, and having sent forth his soldiers, he destroyed those murderers, and their city he set on fire; 8 then saith he to his servants, The marriage-feast indeed is ready, and those called were not worthy, 9 be going, then, on to the cross-ways, and as many as ye may find, call ye to the marriage-feasts. 10 `And those servants, having gone forth to the ways, did gather all, as many as they found, both bad and good, and the marriage-feast apartment was filled with those reclining. 11 `And the king having come in to view those reclining, saw there a man not clothed with clothing of the marriage-feast, 12 and he saith to him, Comrade, how didst thou come in hither, not having clothing of the marriage-feast? and he was speechless. 13 `Then said the king to the ministrants, Having bound his feet and hands, take him up and cast forth to the outer darkness, there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of the teeth; 14 for many are called, and few chosen.'
  • Matt 24:42-44 : 42 `Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come; 43 and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through; 44 because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.
  • Matt 25:1-9 : 1 `Then shall the reign of the heavens be likened to ten virgins, who, having taken their lamps, went forth to meet the bridegroom; 2 and five of them were prudent, and five foolish; 3 they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil; 4 and the prudent took oil in their vessels, with their lamps. 5 `And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping, 6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him. 7 `Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps, 8 and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out; 9 and the prudent answered, saying -- Lest there may not be sufficient for us and you, go ye rather unto those selling, and buy for yourselves. 10 `And while they are going away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those ready went in with him to the marriage-feasts, and the door was shut; 11 and afterwards come also do the rest of the virgins, saying, Sir, sir, open to us; 12 and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you. 13 `Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.
  • Mark 13:34-37 : 34 as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch; 35 watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning; 36 lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping; 37 and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.'
  • Luke 2:25-30 : 25 And lo, there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name `is' Simeon, and this man is righteous and devout, looking for the comforting of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him, 26 and it hath been divinely told him by the Holy Spirit -- not to see death before he may see the Christ of the Lord. 27 And he came in the Spirit to the temple, and in the parents bringing in the child Jesus, for their doing according to the custom of the law regarding him, 28 then he took him in his arms, and blessed God, and he said, 29 `Now Thou dost send away Thy servant, Lord, according to Thy word, in peace, 30 because mine eyes did see Thy salvation,
  • Jas 5:7-8 : 7 Be patient, then, brethren, till the presence of the Lord; lo, the husbandman doth expect the precious fruit of the earth, being patient for it, till he may receive rain -- early and latter; 8 be patient, ye also; establish your hearts, because the presence of the Lord hath drawn nigh;
  • 2 Pet 1:13-15 : 13 and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding `you', 14 having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me, 15 and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.
  • Jude 1:20-21 : 20 And ye, beloved, on your most holy faith building yourselves up, in the Holy Spirit praying, 21 yourselves in the love of God keep ye, waiting for the kindness of our Lord Jesus Christ -- to life age-during;

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    37 `Happy those servants, whom the lord, having come, shall find watching; verily I say to you, that he will gird himself, and will cause them to recline (at meat), and having come near, will minister to them;

    38 and if he may come in the second watch, and in the third watch he may come, and may find `it' so, happy are those servants.

    39 `And this know, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief doth come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken through;

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  • Luke 12:35
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  • Mark 13:33-37
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    33 Take heed, watch and pray, for ye have not known when the time is;

    34 as a man who is gone abroad, having left his house, and given to his servants the authority, and to each one his work, did command also the porter that he may watch;

    35 watch ye, therefore, for ye have not known when the lord of the house doth come, at even, or at midnight, or at cock-crowing, or at the morning;

    36 lest, having come suddenly, he may find you sleeping;

    37 and what I say to you, I say to all, Watch.'

  • Luke 12:42-47
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    42 And the Lord said, `Who, then, is the faithful and prudent steward whom the lord shall set over his household, to give in season the wheat measure?

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    42 `Watch ye therefore, because ye have not known in what hour your Lord doth come;

    43 and this know, that if the master of the house had known in what watch the thief doth come, he had watched, and not suffered his house to be broken through;

    44 because of this also ye, become ye ready, because in what hour ye do not think, the Son of Man doth come.

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  • Matt 25:10-13
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    12 and he answering said, Verily I say to you, I have not known you.

    13 `Watch therefore, for ye have not known the day nor the hour in which the Son of Man doth come.

  • Matt 25:5-7
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    5 `And the bridegroom tarrying, they all nodded and were sleeping,

    6 and in the middle of the night a cry was made, Lo, the bridegroom doth come; go ye forth to meet him.

    7 `Then rose all those virgins, and trimmed their lamps,

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    48 `And, if that evil servant may say in his heart, My Lord doth delay to come,

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  • Rev 16:15
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  • Mark 13:29
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  • Matt 22:2-4
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    2 `The reign of the heavens was likened to a man, a king, who made marriage-feasts for his son,

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    4 `Again he sent forth other servants, saying, Say to those who have been called: Lo, my dinner I prepared, my oxen and the fatlings have been killed, and all things `are' ready, come ye to the marriage-feasts;

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